The Greatest Night in Pop has a lot to teach us about leadership.
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Here are five key reasons we approach organizational development with legacy thinking.
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Starting a purpose-driven business is not for the faint of heart. But it’s worth it!
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Legacy is more than a mindset; it is a strategic approach to building a sustainable and thriving workplace.
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People want humble leaders. Here's why. 
It’s easy to miss this hard truth - sometimes you are the problem.
It’s 2021. It’s still hard. Time to get serious about self-care.
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Go out empowered. Here are five ways.
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There is a crisis of mentorship. Like, it’s hardly happening. I coach so many great leaders with so much to give. Conversely, I talk with so many up-and-coming leaders, who need so much. Where’s the disconnect? And what can you do about it?
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It is with great pleasure that I announce the arrival of Michael Rodenberg’s new book: BRIDGE THE GAP. Below is the forward I wrote.
I am so proud of my client, a leader of leaders, and friend.
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I coach a lot of leaders. Some have fared better than others this year. I’m not judging anyone. 2020 was/is a beast. Even so, some have handled this year better than others. As I sit here the day before Thanksgiving I’ve given some thought as to what made the difference between the leaders who held their own and thrived and those who lost some ground.
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It was a tech startup coming out of Northwestern University. I met the founder through a mutual acquaintance. We were both young and ambitious—and rather full of ourselves.
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No one is making you do it. You just know it’s time. Something in your gut is just telling you to go on a Leader Journey.
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Then, with all the glee of a child who was just given a crisply wrapped package on Christmas morning, he ripped open the cards, pulled one out and pulled it closer to his face. After inspecting closely he yelled out “Yes! You know it!” He then looked at me, smiled with pride, and handed me a card—President.
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So there I was. This city kid living on 10 acres and surrounded by farm fields. No dumpsters to dive, no old buildings to break into, no base kids to get in trouble with. It was just my brothers and me in the middle-of-nowhere and the opportunity to Take New Ground.
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Are you in the midst of developing your next generation of leaders? What will it take for you to thrive as you raise them up and prepare to hand-off the reins?
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Tasked with getting a production team back on track in a system I had very little experience with, I had very few resources to get a struggling company moving in the right direction …But I had a great CEO. He was steady, gritty and full of optimism. A true leader and the kind of person you can follow when you’re taking bullets from all sides.
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And then it happened. One of the higher-ups in your organization called you into their office and gawked at you while saying some version of “My how you've grown!” Now everyone is staring at you and expecting greatness.
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Change is hard. It often presents us with challenges we don’t feel equipped to face. We’ve learned simply “knowing what to do” isn’t enough, so Rootstock’s mission has become to ensure leaders have the skills and knowledge to successfully navigate the nuances of the specific journey they’re facing.
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